Just A Joke

Chapter Two

I walk to school like I am the happiest person on earth. I walked down the school hallway, people eyeing me down; people giving me disgusting looks. This happens everyday so I'm used to it. I mean who can blame them, I have raggedy clothes, old shoes that have holes, long hair but I don't do anything to it, it's always up. Something every girl wishes not to be.

I walked up to my locker getting my books for first period. While getting my books, it closed right on my hand. I groan in agony.

"What's up slut," Luke my favorite bully in the whole world says pushing the locker even harder.

"That's not my name." I whisper because of all the pain.

"Yeah I know, but slut fits ya more than Alex."

"What do you want?"

"Nothing, just like to see you in pain. Oh don't forget about your beating after school same place. You know what happens if you forget, never wish you were born." I never got to that part yet and I kinda don't want to either.

He slams into the locker one last time before walking away. I pulled my hand out to see bruised line and blood across my hand. It hurt like hell but I don't cry.

I go to the nurse,the one place I feel save. Our school doesn't have a guidance counselors yet so she's the closest we have at the moment. She knows everything about me. My past, my mom, Luke, and Samuel. She swore not to call the cops on Keith, I told her that i'll take care of of it myself.

'Hello Ms. Guest, how was your day today." I say again in a whisper but in a raspy voice this time. I don't talk a lot but I do when I have to.

"Oh hi Alex, everything's been great except a kid who had to go home early because he threw up his guts." she says. I giggled it could've had just been me or just because i like gory things.

"That's nice." I go over to one of the nurses beds, mine being the one with dried stained blood on the sheets. I usually just come here to sleep, to chill and talk with Ms. G, or just be treated with medical care. No one really cares where I am and what I do. I'm an A student so I finish my work pretty fast, so teachers allow me to just come here. I hiss as I put alcohol on my cut. Ms. Guests took it away from me and did it herself while we stay there in silence.

"You have to stop letting him do this to you Alex. I can't bear to see you get hurt. You're the daughter I never had." she said saying the last part quietly to herself tears coming from her eyes.

I stand up and wipe her tears,"I know I'm trying, but I promise I'm okay," we stand there for a moment in comfortable silence holding each other until I say," you're the mother I never had."

I go outside and go to the bleachers for lunch. I don't eat a lot around here. One being the food here sucks and two because I don't deserve to eat.

I always sit in the back because I have a better view of things. I hate this school but it has this nice flaw of having a woody area behind it, breathtaking.

I sit here and think about my life. I hear the bell ring meaning lunch was over. I make my way through the school's hallways getting the same reaction I always get. I got pushed into a locker and I look up to see Luke and his group laughing. Sighing I walk towards my locker.

*Time skip*

I stand next to the back door of the school and to wait for Luke to give me my beating. I start to hold my bad starting to feel pain again. I hear that same laughter as before to see Luke's group but not Luke.

Luke had to talk to coach, so he tolds us to have fun but not much fun." Mike says smirking. I stand up Knowing what going to happen, taking it like a man. Mike slaps me then punches me in the face. I fall backwards from the impact and hit my head on something hard. The next thing I see is blackness and hear someone screaming before their voice starts to fade away. Way to take it like a man Alex.